Lake Forest College and University Demographics

The 2 colleges and universities in Lake Forest offer 21 degree and certificate programs in fields ranging from physics, general to speech communication and rhetoric to computer science.

Lake Forest's top-ranked school is Lake Forest College. In 2010, it received a nationwide rank of 70th. Approximately 1,415 students are currently enrolled at Lake Forest College.
Amongst students at Lake Forest College, the most popular area of study is Business.

Tuition

Although tuition varies from school to school, the average tuition for Lake Forest schools is $17,763 per year.
In Lake Forest, tuition rates can vary from $35,525 per year to $35,525 per year. The school charging the highest tuition rates is Lake Forest College, while the school with the lowest tuition rates is Lake Forest College.

Financial Aid

In 2008, students at Lake Forest colleges received an estimated $0 in financial aid. Of this aid, $0 was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships.
The highest amount of institutional grants and scholarships given to students by a local college was $0, which was given by Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Lake Forest Student Demographics

In 2010, 2,184 students were enrolled in Lake Forest schools, which was 0% of the total college students in Illinois.
The school with the highest number of student enrolled in Lake Forest was Lake Forest College, with 1,415 students. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, with only 769 students, had the lowest total enrollment in Lake Forest.

Graduation and Retention Rates

For every 100 students who enroll in Lake Forest schools, 83 return to start their second year of college.
Approximately 67% of students eventually graduate.
Lake Forest College has the highest graduation rate in Lake Forest, with 67% of students graduating. Lake Forest College has the lowest rate, with 67% graduating.

Diversity

Approximately 50% of students enrolled in Lake Forest schools are female.
2% of Lake Forest college students are older than 24 years.
For every 100 Lake Forest college students, 29 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009.
The Lake Forest school with the highest percentage of minority students was Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, with 35% of students identifying themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background.

Lake Forest Faculty Demographics

The total number of faculty employed by Lake Forest colleges and universities was 636.
Of these faculty members, 51% were female and 55% were from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds.

The average faculty to student ratio for Lake Forest schools was 1 to 4 in 2009.
Richland Community College had 1 faculty for every 1 student. This was the highest faculty to student ratio for schools in Lake Forest.